GlassvsBrass

[SG John]

On an electric, I use the Coricidin bottle. On my Dobro, I use a piece of steel tube that I bored the I.D. on a lathe to fit over the knuckle on my ring finger. A friend of mine gave me a heavy glass one to try. I need to set up a guitar for just slide again. I like being able to press down on strings in front or behind the slide to get different chord options. I use the steel Stevens Bar on lap steel.

 

[GrooVey]

For me, it doesn’t matter. They both sound like a strangled cat in my hands.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

I prefer thick glass myself. Used brass for a long time - good sustain, and perhaps warmer than steel.
But I prefer the feel of glass over metal and I think the tone is a bit less... metallic.
That's more significant in recent years, since I've mostly gone to vintage output pickups.

 

[Don O]

Steel, ebony, and glass. Maybe some day I’ll learn how to use them…

 

[SG John]

I need to play slide more often. I used to love playing slide all the time. Got turned off by people who didn't think it was trendy at the the time. These are from about twenty years ago. Where the heck does the time go?


This one's on the Dobro.

https://soundcloud.com/id%3Dsg-john%252Ftoo-much-alcohol%3Btrack_id%3D128918631

This one is on my Firebird. Rhythm guitar is on a Strat.

https://soundcloud.com/id%3Dsg-john%252Fphoenix-blues%3Btrack_id%3D128918691

 

[Clockworkmike]

This is the slide I carry around:
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Lowell George trick!

 

[Clockworkmike]

I can dabble a bit with a slide, never really mastered it but I like to play with one from time to time. I used a coricidin for a little bit until I dropped it off my amp and smashed it lol since then, I use a steel chrome and I use it on the pinky, so I have the first three fingers free. Kind of like using it as an expression trick rather fully playing slide.

 

[Fiesta Red]

Lowell George trick!

Muddy Waters, too…